Bob Mackie was born in Monterey Park, California, on 24 March 1940. He Attended Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, but left after only two years to begin his career in costume design. There’s sparkle in everything Bob Mackie does. He began working with legendary Hollywood costume designers Edith Head and Jean Louis, for whom he eventually sketched Marilyn Monroe’s Mr. President dress, before he made his way to Las Vegas to join Mitzi Gaynor. Famously, Mackie returned to Los Angeles, where he began collaborating with the likes of Judy Garland, Carol Burnett, Cher, and a lifetime of others: Diana Ross, Tina Turner, Liza Minnelli, RuPaul, Elton John, Bette Midler, Vanna White, and the list goes on.